{"product_id":"9780140432442-secondhand-a-treatise-of-human-nature","title":"A Treatise of Human Nature","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: David Hume\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 688\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHume's masterpiece on human nature, attacking traditional religious thought  One of the most significant works of Western philosophy, Hume's Treatise was published in 1739-40, before he was thirty years old. A pinnacle of English empiricism, it is a comprehensive attempt to apply scientific methods of observation to a study of human nature, and a vigorous attack upon the principles of traditional metaphysical thought. With masterly eloquence, Hume denies the immortality of the soul and the reality of space; considers the manner in which we form concepts of identity, cause and effect; and speculates upon the nature of freedom, virtue and emotion. Opposed both to metaphysics and to rationalism, Hume's philosophy of informed scepticism sees man not as a religious creation, nor as a machine, but as a creature dominated by sentiment, passion and appetite.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45658552664283,"sku":"9780140432442-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9780140432442-us-300.jpg?v=1717033662","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780140432442-secondhand-a-treatise-of-human-nature","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}